Riverside (Eure river)
Chartres, France
Home to Le Moulin de Ponceau, a riverside fine-dining restaurant.
Places in Riverside (Eure river)
- Le Moulin de Ponceau A riverside fine-dining restaurant with tasting menus and wine pairings.
Practical notes for Chartres
- Best time to visit
- April to October offers comfortable weather, with Chartres en Lumières illuminating the monuments nightly from April to October.
- Getting around
- Chartres' historic centre, including the cathedral, is compact and entirely walkable.
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Language
- French. English is spoken in hotels and restaurants.
- Timezone
- CET (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Current trends
- Chartres continues drawing visitors for its Chartres en Lumières light show, offering magical illuminated monuments and nightly music shows across the city, complementing La Maison Picassiette's whimsical mosaic art museum.
Other neighborhoods in Chartres
- Cathedral quarter — Home to the supreme UNESCO cathedral and Bistrot Racines at its foot.
- Grand Monarque area — Home to Le Georges, a Michelin-starred restaurant at the Grand Monarque Hotel.
Read the full Chartres guide